Osamu Takizawa
| Osamu Takizawa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 13, 1906 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died |
June 22, 2000 (aged 93) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1925–1997 |
Osamu Takizawa (滝沢 修 Takizawa Osamu, 13 November 1906 – 22 June 2000[1]) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. Starting at the Tsukiji Little Theater, Takizawa participated in a number of theatrical troupes before forming Gekidan Mingei with Jūkichi Uno.[1] His was praised for his performance in Death of a Salesman and also directed a version of The Diary of Anne Frank.[1] Perhaps his most notable film role was in Fires on the Plain.[2]
Filmography
(incomplete)
Film
- A Ball at the Anjo House (安城家の舞踏会, Anjō-ke no butōkai) (1947)
- The Bells of Nagasaki (長崎の鐘, Nagasaki no Kane) (1950)
- The Tale of Genji (1951)
- Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
- Children of Hiroshima (1952)
- Epitome (1953)
- Rokunin no ansatsusha (1955)
- Christ in Bronze (1956)
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵 Chūshingura) (1958) - Kira Yoshinaka
- Stolen Desire (盗まれた欲情, Nusumareta yokujo) (1958)
- Fires on the Plain (1959)
- The Flower and the Angry Waves (花と怒濤, Hana to dotō) (1964)
- Shiroi Kyotō (白い巨塔) (1966) - Professor Funao
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
- Rokudenashi Blues '98 (ろくでなしBLUES '98) (1998)
Television
- Akō Rōshi (1963) - Kira Yoshinaka
- Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966) - Fujiwara no Hidehira
- San Shimai (1967) - Shinbei of the Wind
- Ryōma ga Yuku (1968) - Narrator
- Ten to Chi to (1969) - Nagao Tamekage
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) - Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (1977)
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (1986)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Takizawa Osamu". Nihon jinmei daijiten (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ↑ Osamu Takizawa (I)
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